On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 10:37:00 -0400, "Charles Marcus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> > Last year our school added a ltsp server to our pre-existing
> > Linux network. There were around 20 workstations on the ltsp
> > server. It worked well, until all 20 machines were being
> > used at the same time, then things slowed down. This summer
> > I have acquired three HP netservers. My plan is to use the
> > Netservers to handle 5-10 ltsp terminals each -- speeding
> > things up. However, configuration comes into question.
>
> What is the config of your server? It might be cheaper to just beef it up. A
> decent server should be able to handle more than 20 workstations.
With certainty- we had 12 machines on a faulty 100-base-t network. Remember this
is Linux: you can just put your drives into some new hardware and you're done- you
don't have to do a total reinstall like under Windows. About the only thing that
might distract from that, is wether you keep using a built-in network card and/or
serial ports, etc.
But before you get worried about running out of network resources, have an
independant network specialist put his troubleshooting gear on the net. 100-base-T is
apparently a single bad connection, sloppy join or whatever, and you're back to
10-base-t. We nearly tripled our bandwidth when adding a Cisco router/switch/hub. It
was really worth the money!
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